Peculiarities of Dhauliganga flood of February 7, 2021 aroused interest of scientific community and much has been written so far on the causes, losses and response. It is however the turn of the DRR managers to act and put in place appropriate techno-legal regime to make the region safe from disasters in future.
Rishiganga river
Lessons from August 1894 LLOF of the Alaknanda valley
2021 – Lake in the Rishiganga valley Winter season flash flood in Rishiganga–Dhauliganga valley of Uttarakhand Himalaya on February 7, 2021 caused major devastation, particularly around the hydropower projects at Rini and Tapoban in Chamoli district. Geomorphic changes brought forth by the flash flood created a lake on Rishiganga river that has been the focus of post-disaster […]
Avalanche threat: Real or hoax
While it is still a long way for the costal areas to recover from Tauktae, and Yaas cyclones that hit western, and eastern coast of India in quick succession, possibility of an avalanche has been expressed by some vernacular newspapers in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. And believe me, this avalanche threat is not based […]